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Most Americans say finding a job is not hard for those who want work

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted May 22 to 24, 2024, 70% of Americans agreed that it is not hard to find a job in America if you really want to work. Including 38% who strongly agree and 32% who somewhat agree.

About three-in-ten disagreed (30%), with 19% who somewhat disagree and 11% who strongly disagree.

Topline

response scale

Topline scale

70% of Americans say it is not hard to find a job if you really want to work.

Please indicate the extent to which you agree or disagree with the following statement: It’s not hard to find a job in America if you really want to work.

  • Strongly agree 37.9%
  • Somewhat agree 31.7%
  • Somewhat disagree 19.0%
  • Strongly disagree 11.4%

2024 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.3%

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2024-05-22 → 2024-05-24
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.3%
Module
Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054

Source

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    Most Americans say finding a job is not hard for those who want workreports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-aapor-omnibus-survey-2024-054

Citation

Verasight AAPOR Omnibus Survey #2024-054, fielded May 22-24, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

https://reports.verasight.io/reports/verasight-aapor-omnibus-survey-2024-054#please-indicate-the-extent-to-which-you-agree-or-disagree-with-the-following-statement-it-s-not-hard-to-find-a-job-in-america-if-you-really-want-to-work

Verasight survey methodology

How Verasight conducts surveys.

This page describes the Verasight general survey contract, separate from how the Data Library packages it. Each wave's specific field dates, sample sizes, and module breakdown are listed in that wave's report.

Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting.
Population
US adults age 18+.
Sample design
Surveys are run as omnibus or single-topic waves. Omnibus waves are split into modules with their own respondent set, typically around one thousand respondents per module.
Field window
Each wave specifies its own field dates. Most omnibus waves field across roughly two weeks.
Weighting
Per-module weighting to CPS targets including age, race and ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, and metropolitan status.
Partisanship benchmark
Pew Research Center's NPORS benchmarking surveys, three-year running average.
Vote benchmark
2024 presidential vote population benchmarks.
Margin of error
Typically about plus or minus 3.4 to 3.6 percent per module at standard module sizes. Question-level MoE is recomputed when a base shrinks materially below the module baseline.
Reporting
Every wave is published as a standalone report at verasight.io/reports with full instrument and methodology.
Transparency
AAPOR transparency standards.

Wave-specific methodology, full weighting variable lists, and verbatim instrument text live in each report at verasight.io/reports.